First Reports of Unrecorded Mortierellomycetes and Umbelopsidomycetes Fungi from Freshwater Ecosystems in Korea

Abstract

In this study, we isolated several fungal strains from filtered water and sediment collected from rivers and streams. The strains were identified by molecular phylogenetic analyses of rDNA sequences (internal transcribed spacer [ITS], large subunit of ribosomal DNA [LSU]). The morphological characteristics of the fungi were investigated using microscopy, and the culture characteristics of fungi grown on several media were examined. We identified four species previously unknown in South Korea, namely, Dissophora globulifera, Linnemannia exigua, Mortierella rishikesha and Umbelopsis autotrophica.

Keywords

• dissophora
• linnemannia
• mortierella
• umbelopsis